Theaters and concert halls near the Armstrong Mansion
Sites in red link to websites with additional information
Utah Symphony at Abravanel Hall
Gives concerts year-round. 123 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City, (801) 533-6407 or (801) 533-5626.
Professional Theatre Companies in Salt Lake
Desert Star Playhouse (801) 266-7600; Grand Theatre at Salt Lake Community College (801) 957-3322; Hale Center Theatre (801) 984-9000; Pioneer Theatre Company at the University of Utah, (801) 581-6961; Salt Lake Acting Company, (801) 355-2787; Salt Lake Repertory Theatre (City Rep), (801) 532-6000.
The Utah Opera Company
Performs four world-class productions each season in the Capitol Theatre. Ticket information at (801) 355-2787 or (888) 451-2787.
The Concert Series at Temple Square
Offers a wide variety of music: piano solos operatic selections, symphonies, organ works, etc. All concerts are free and take place at either the Assembly Hall or the Mormon Tabernacle on Friday and Saturday evenings from 7:30 - 8:30. (801) 240-3318 or (800) 537-9703.
Off Broadway Theatre
Family-friendly improv comedy troupe, Laughing Stock presents comedies and parodies. 272 South Main in Salt Lake City, (801) 355-4628.
The Pioneer Theatre
Puts on a variety of popular productions. 300 S. 1340 East, Salt Lake City, (801) 581-6961.
Joseph Smith Memorial Building (formerly Hotel Utah)
Free showing of a spiritually moving film, The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd. Tickets are free. (801) 240-1266.
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Salt Lake City, invites the public to their weekly Sunday television and radio broadcast in the Tabernacle on Temple Square at 9:30 a.m. (audience must be in their seats by 9:15). The Choir's rehearsal every Thursday at 8:00 p.m. is also open and free to the public. Organ recitals are held in the Tabernacle at noon Monday through Saturday and at 2:00 p.m. on Sundays.
The University of Utah
The U of U has a symphony orchestra, chamber orchestra, and various opera, ballet, dance, jazz and choral groups that present shows during the school year. Salt Lake City, (801) 581-6773.
The Salt Lake City Arts Council
Sponsors a Twilight Concert Series at the Gallivan Utah Center on Thursdays at 7:30 throughout the summer including blues, jazz, bluegrass, etc. (801) 532-0459.
The Red Butte Gardens Arboretum
Feature excellent concerts outdoors on Sundays at 6:30 throughout the summer. Wakara Way east of the University of Utah Research Park, Salt Lake City,
(801) 581-4747.
The Sundance Film Festival
Presented by the Sundance Institute - premiers the works of independent film makers in Park City during late January; (801) 328-FILM. Additional performances are held in Salt Lake City, Ogden and at Sundance Resort.
A website list of other Utah theaters
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